2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Countries participating in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
18–20 September		 First Round Play-offs
10–12 July		 First Round
6–8 March		 Second Round
6–8 March
                                     
 
      Slovakia  
     bye     Cagliari, Italy (clay)
    Slovakia         Slovakia 1
   bye       Italy 4
    Italy
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)      bye  
    Slovakia 5  
    Macedonia 0    
      Belarus  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)    bye     Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
  Belarus 4         Belarus 0
    Macedonia 1   Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 5
    South Africa 5
      Macedonia 0  
 
     bye  
      Ukraine     Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard)
   bye         Ukraine 4
    Great Britain       Great Britain 1
   bye
  Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard)       Great Britain  
    Great Britain 2  
    Poland 3    
     bye  
      Poland     Liège, Belgium (clay)
  Poland         Poland 1
   bye       Belgium 4
   bye
      Belgium  
 Macedonia and  Great Britain
relegated to Group II in 2010.		  Italy,  South Africa,  Ukraine, and  Belgium
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

South Africa vs. Macedonia

South Africa
5		 Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa
6–8 March 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Izak van der Merwe
Predrag Rusevski		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdincev		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdincev / Predrag Rusevski		 6
1		 77
61		 6
2		      
4
Raven Klaasen
Ilija Martinoski		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
Izak van der Merwe
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
4		 6
0		        

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Italy

Slovakia
1		 Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
6–8 March 2009
clay (outdoor)
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Potito Starace		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Lukáš Lacko
Fabio Fognini		 6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		6
1		 1
6 		 
3
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek
Flavio Cipolla / Potito Starace		 7
5		 4
6		 6
0		 2
6		 9
7		  
4
Dominik Hrbatý
Fabio Fognini		 61
77		 1
6 		3
6 		     
5
Lukáš Lacko
Flavio Cipolla		 2
6 		5
7 		       

Belarus vs. South Africa

Belarus
0		 Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
8–10 May 2009
hard (outdoor)
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uladzimir Ignatik
Izak van der Merwe		 4
6		 3
4		       retired
 
2
Andrei Karatchenia
Rik de Voest		 1
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
3
Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi
Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest		 3
6		 4
6		 65
77		      
4
Siarhei Betau
Raven Klaasen		 1
6		 4
6		        
5
Andrei Karatchenia
Izak van der Merwe		 1
6		 3
6		        

Ukraine vs. Great Britain

Ukraine
4		 Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain
6–8 March 2009
hard (indoor)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Illya Marchenko
Josh Goodall		 77
62		 77
65		 77
65		      
2
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Chris Eaton		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		6
4		  
4
Ivan Sergeyev
Josh Goodall		 77
63		 6
3		        
5
Illya Marchenko
Chris Eaton		 3
6 		6
4		 65
77		      

Poland vs. Belgium

Poland
1		 Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium
6–8 March 2009
clay (indoor)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michał Przysiężny
Kristof Vliegen		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
2
Jerzy Janowicz
Xavier Malisse		 6
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Marcin Matkowski / Grzegorz Panfil
Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus		 3
6 		61
77		 3
6		      
4
Jerzy Janowicz
Kristof Vliegen		 6
2		 6
4		        
5
Grzegorz Panfil
Xavier Malisse		 3
6 		2
6 		       

First Round Play-offs Matches

Belarus vs. Macedonia

Belarus
4		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
10–12 July 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Vasilevski
Dimitar Grabuloski		 7
5		 77
62		 3
6		 65
77		 3
6 		 
2
Uladzimir Ignatik
Lazar Magdincev		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
3
Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev		 6
1		 77
62		 6
1		      
4
Uladzimir Ignatik
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Andrei Vasilevski
Lazar Magdincev		 6
4		 6
2		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia

Slovakia
5		 Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Lukáš Lacko
Lazar Magdincev		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Lukáš Lacko
Shendrit Deari		 6
3		 6
0		        
5
Dominik Hrbatý
Tomislav Jotovski		 6
0		 6
0		        

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain
2		 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Murray
Michał Przysiężny		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Daniel Evans
Jerzy Janowicz		 3
6		 3
6		 65
77		      
3
Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 5
7		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		    
4
Andy Murray
Jerzy Janowicz		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Daniel Evans
Michał Przysiężny		 2
6		 1
6		 5
7		      
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